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Tree Protection in Westminster, CA (2026)

1 verified tree protection rules for Westminster, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Parkway Planting

Westminster's director of public works controls what goes into a street parkway: no tree may sit closer than twenty feet to another tree, utility pole, or light standard, closer than ten feet to a sewer lateral or driveway, or in any parkway narrower than thirty-six inches without written consent. Property owners keep the turf watered and neat.

Westminster Parkway Street Tree Planting Rules

Some Restrictions

Westminster Code § 12.12.060(A)

The director shall plant, or cause to be planted, remove, regulate and control all vegetation planted along any city street in the public right-of-way. The director shall designate the location, species, kind, number spacing and method of planting trees and shrubs. No tree shall be planted closer than twenty feet to another tree, utility pole, or light standard, or closer than ten feet to a sew...

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